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Bentley Middle School

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

797^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 11% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Bentley Middle School in Burton, MI, is a small school serving 145 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Bentley Community School District, a district facing significant economic challenges with nearly 70% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Bentley Middle School has experienced a sharp decline in academic performance, dropping from the 33rd percentile in the 2024-2025 school year to the 11th percentile in the most recent 2025-2026 school year. This places the school well below the state average and far behind higher-performing nearby schools like Grand Blanc Middle School East (86th percentile) and Davison Middle School (78th percentile). Even schools with similar socioeconomic profiles, such as Carman-Ainsworth Middle School (89.6% free/reduced lunch) and Armstrong Middle School (75.9% free/reduced lunch), outperform Bentley in most subjects. For example, only 10.9% of Bentley's 8th graders were proficient in Science compared to 36.5% at Armstrong, and just 13% were proficient in Social Studies versus 45.5% at Armstrong.

Two critical challenges stand out. First, chronic absenteeism affects 36.8% of students, significantly higher than the state average of 27.9%, which likely contributes to inconsistent learning. Second, there is a pronounced gender achievement gap—while the school ranks in the 23rd percentile for serving female students, it ranks in the bottom 6th percentile for male students. Academically, English Language Arts is a relative strength (42.2% proficiency for 8th graders on the PSAT), but Math and Science proficiency is critically low, with only 8.51% of 6th graders proficient in Math. The school's performance also fluctuates dramatically year-to-year, partly due to its small class sizes, making it difficult to establish stable trends. While the school shows occasional signs of improvement, the combination of high poverty, severe absenteeism, and low STEM achievement points to a need for targeted interventions to create a more consistent and supportive learning environment.

145

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,190

Per pupil spending ?

69.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1180 N Belsay Rd
Burton, MI 48509-1692

(810) 591-9061

District: Bentley Community School District

Students who attend Bentley Middle School usually attend:

High:

Bentley Senior High School

Feeder schools for Bentley Middle School:

Elementary:

Barhitte Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.3%

Hispanic:

11.7%

African American:

10.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school18%

District avg18%

Michigan avg41%

797^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

537^th of 625Bentley Community School District among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	12.5	797 of 896	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.3	599 of 890	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.8	653 of 897	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	724 of 883	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	702 of 776	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	639 of 792	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	675 of 838	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.2	679 of 821	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.8	741 of 894	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.9	736 of 919	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	23.6	607 of 789	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.9	517 of 789	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.5	585 of 771	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	600 of 770	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	487 of 658	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	616 of 794	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	14.6	749 of 834	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.6	498 of 832	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	489 of 836	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.4	600 of 825	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	608 of 691	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	488 of 672	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.1	579 of 815	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	9.2	765 of 813	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	42.6	436 of 798	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	485 of 786	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.7	635 of 776	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	575 of 658	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	528 of 639	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	610 of 797	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	7.0	670 of 687	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.9	574 of 696	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	587 of 701	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	630 of 688	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	627 of 638	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	564 of 624	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	595 of 678	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2026)23rd percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile~ school

Male (2026)6th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)2nd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts16%-22 vs state

Social Studies13%-37 vs state

Science11%-28 vs state

Math9%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)					M-Step Math (2026)					M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bentley Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1180 N Belsay Rd	Burton	48509	Genesee County	Bentley Community School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 591-9061	145	8	17.6	69.7%	102 (70.3%)	15 (10.3%)	17 (11.7%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.5%)	12.5	797^th of 896 public middle schools	11.0%		30.3	599^th of 890 public middle schools	32.7%	198	42.2	339.3				23.4	8.9				8.5	1664.4		10.9		13.0	$13,190	$2,262	$10,928
Richfield Public School Academy	Public, Charter	3-8	3807 N Center Rd	Flint	48506	Genesee County	Richfield Public School Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 736-1281	418	21	20.2	95.9%	60 (14.4%)	277 (66.3%)	52 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.7%)	7.2	864^th of 896 public middle schools	3.6%		9.3	822^nd of 890 public middle schools	7.6%	42	32.2	6.8	13.5	10.0	14.3	6.7	6.3	12.2	5.8	8.1	1555.5	1659.4	13.3	11.3	1460.0	19.7	$15,340	$3,043	$12,297
Leota Fiedler Elementary School	Public	4-6	6317 Nightingale Dr	Flint	48506	Genesee County	Kearsley Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-9925	431	23	18.8	81.7%	289 (67.1%)	49 (11.4%)	50 (11.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.8%)								(n/a)				31.8	28.4				27.9	22.3			34.0		22.3		$14,540	$1,540	$13,000
Davison Middle School	Public	7-8	600 S Dayton St	Davison	48423	Genesee County	Davison Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-0528	816	47	17.2	51.8%	656 (80.4%)	43 (5.3%)	60 (7.4%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.3%)	72.6	199^th of 896 public middle schools	77.8%		73.7	185^th of 890 public middle schools	79.2%	14	75.0	36.4					48.9					33.0		48.8		66.5	$14,671	$1,178	$13,493
Hahn Intermediate School	Public	5-6	500 S Dayton St	Davison	48423	Genesee County	Davison Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-1104	812	42	19.2	54.7%	631 (77.7%)	42 (5.2%)	70 (8.6%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (7.8%)								(n/a)					43.8	41.8				34.7	33.1		41.4		23.7		$12,870	$1,167	$11,702
Armstrong Middle School	Public	6-8	6161 Hopkins Rd	Flint	48506	Genesee County	Kearsley Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-9929	656	37	17.9	75.9%	471 (71.8%)	77 (11.7%)	52 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (7.6%)	32.1	587^th of 896 public middle schools	34.5%		25.3	639^th of 890 public middle schools	28.2%	52	60.9	15.3				24.2	21.0				19.6	9.2		36.5		45.5	$14,960	$1,410	$13,550
Bendle Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	2294 E Bristol Rd	Burton	48529	Genesee County	Bendle Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 591-3385	219	17	13.0	90.9%	146 (66.7%)	17 (7.8%)	30 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (11.9%)	10.6	818^th of 896 public middle schools	8.7%		11.9	793^rd of 890 public middle schools	10.9%	25	32.2	334.9				16.2	10.3				12.2	5.9		17.2		13.8	$17,385	$1,774	$15,611
Grand Blanc Middle School East	Public	4-8	6100 Perry Rd	Grand Blanc	48439	Genesee County	Grand Blanc Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-3467	884	47	18.6	37.7%	594 (67.2%)	115 (13.0%)	57 (6.4%)	49 (5.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (7.4%)	82.8	122^nd of 896 public middle schools	86.4%		83	113^th of 890 public middle schools	87.3%	9	82.8	38.0				51.6	58.8				50.6	46.6		50.8		68.7	$13,157	$706	$12,451
Holmes STEM Middle School Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	6602 Oxley Dr	Flint	48503	Genesee County	Flint School District of the City of	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 760-1968	256	10	25.6	93.0%	28 (10.9%)	194 (75.8%)	12 (4.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.8%)	6.5	872^nd of 896 public middle schools	2.7%		3.3	887^th of 890 public middle schools	0.3%	15	24.1	294.0				14.8	15.6				1550.2	1655.2		3.7		3.7	$29,353	$13,296	$16,057
CarmanAinsworth Middle School	Public	6-8	1409 W Maple Ave	Flint	48507	Genesee County	Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-6202	652	41	15.8	89.6%	158 (24.2%)	373 (57.2%)	35 (5.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (12.7%)	11.9	804^th of 896 public middle schools	10.3%		15.7	746^th of 890 public middle schools	16.2%	58	41.3	8.2				12.8	12.1				10.2	12.2		14.9		19.4	$18,178	$1,793	$16,385

Frequently Asked Questions about Bentley Middle School

Is Bentley Middle School a good school?

Bentley Middle School ranks in the bottom 11.0% of Michigan middle schools.

What district is Bentley Middle School in?

Bentley Community School District

What is the racial makeup of Bentley Middle School?

Students at Bentley Middle School are 70% White, 12% Hispanic, 10% African American, 6% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What high school do graduates of Bentley Middle School attend?

Students who attend Bentley Middle School usually go on to attend Bentley Senior High School

How many students attend Bentley Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 145 students attended Bentley Middle School.

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